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Friday, June 05, 2009

Les Patterns Répéter

I had planned to post on something else altogether. But as I was searching for pictures these motifs répètés kept popping up. Have you ever walked past a Parisien patisserie where the window was not full of delicious repeated pastry patterns? Fr marché are full of innovative repeated arrangements of vegetables, fruits and whatever.Velib lined up on many streets one after the other. Is the origin patterns répéter Baron Haussmann?Every Parisien café supplies plenty of visual patterns.Ardoise listing the day's specials. Your petit dejeuner OJ...Ice cream cups, cones, flavors = patterns of Paris. Visual motifs répètés in a candy shop.

Knowing every street corner has a street sign announcing the arrondissement.

31 comments:

Bonjour Carol--just a quick note to let you know how much I love getting your pictures in my inbox. It always brightens my day. Any idea of a source for those fabulous eiffel tower graters you sent out today? Merci, Karinka

Repeated patterns of "identically dressed" guys and gals (waiting to get a sandwich at lunch) lined up for 20 minutes just to get inside to order. They are all so beautiful but similar...definitely "patterns répéter

I am a little perplexed about the Eiffel tower graters: how in the world can you hold them? The opening for your fingers is so low (just above the arc at the bottom). May just be that it is me who got too much Parmesan in the brain. ;-)

I should have gone with you! LOL! I had a great time despite my friend.. Loved Angelina's a few times! lol Also Printemps Cafe has great food. I am drooling reading your blog thanks for bringing me back feels so sureal that I was there..Hugs Grace